College

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Free Application for Federal Student AID

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FAFSA

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Copying some or all of someone else’s work and claiming it as your own.

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Plagiarism

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Status applied to students who do not live in the same state as the university they’re attending.

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nonresident

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A secondary focus of study, typically earned in tandem with a major.

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minor

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Exams that occur in the middle of a semester, to test a student’s grasp of topics covered in a course up to that point.

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midterms

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A degree you can earn in 2-3 years, typically from online or community colleges.

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Associates Degree

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A 4-year degree, usually in the form of either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science

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Bachelor's Degree

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A degree received in graduate school, post-undergrad. Master’s degrees usually take two years to complete.

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Master's Degree

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Refers to any type of student loan, scholarship, or grant your student receives to help pay for college.

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Financial Aid

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The term for a class that does not entail lab work.

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